The book of the fair; an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893
A illustrated descriptive survey of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by The Bancroft Co. in Chicago and San Francisco for general readers interested in the fair's science, art and industry. Its pictures show halls with interior views of exhibit cases, ornate arched exhibition buildings, a carved figure, and a Moorish-style tower, with fine engraved detail a designer could draw on for period architecture and display layouts.
